One UI 8.5 finally added the redesign tools my Samsung Quick Panel desperately needed

Outside my home screen and edge panels, my Quick Panels are everything on my Samsung Galaxy phone.

I have never been one to make a mess of them, but lately I have felt that my arrangement is too clustered for what I want it to be. Swiping to access my preferred options seemed counterintuitive.

As a result, I've been working on my Quick Panel design to improve it.

I saw that One UI 8.5 comes with a few quality-of-life changes that let me resize and reorient sliders to suit my fingers.

You can also change things around separately for landscape mode, with additional options from Good Lock.

Basically, it lets me build my own custom layouts, without being locked to a fixed, uniform look for my buttons and sliders.

Plus, I wanted to get the best of both worlds with my Samsung Galaxy S25+, so I decided to pair it with QuickStar, another super-handy Good Lock module to elevate its appearance further.

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By  Benjamin Zeman

Editing your Quick Panel with One UI 8.5 add-ons

Everything is done in the editing menu

Accessing the new One UI sizing and orienting controls is pretty easy.

Open your Quick Panel by either dragging down from the top of your screen directly or swiping down from the upper-right corner.

Next to the Power icon, tap the Pencil icon. This puts your device in Quick Panel edit mode.

From there, you can tap-hold any of the panels to move them to another grid spot or have them switch places with another.

Tapping the Minus icon at the edge of a pill/panel removes them from that view.

Next to each of the panels (at the edge of the pills), you should see a short, bolded white line at the very edge of it.

Lightly tapping it, while moving it, will resize the panel and change the pill shape. If you tap-hold, it will drag the whole panel, retaining its size and shape to another space on the grid.

Pinching it in will make the shape smaller and more condensed. I prefer this with my Wi-Fi and Bluetooth button. Neither of those needs to take more than a single space on the grid, showing text.

Conversely, pinching out will make it bigger, and you can see more detailed options for some sliders for your volume and brightness.

I ended up creating Modes and Nearby devices as smaller buttons to align next to my current ones at the top.

I also deleted SmartThings and Smart View because I rarely use or touch them on my Galaxy S25+.

After I moved the other icons toward the top and reduced their size, I expanded my main panel to a single row, so it shows the QR code and Do Not Disturb icons in my shortcuts.

After you've rearranged your icons and panels and deleted any you don't need, tap Done to save your changes.

I also intentionally left space at the bottom in case I want to use the Add a control option for extra shortcuts with other apps.

I plan to reserve that space for reminders or alarms for apps I like, or for my VPN connection.

At any time, if you decide you don't like the changes to your Quick Panel and wish to return to the default layout, tap Panel settings in the upper-left corner, then choose Reset quick panel layout.

But remember: Anytime you make a change, tap Done. I have accidentally put my phone down once or twice before I finished and had to start over.

QuickStar is where the magic happens

Another awesome Good Lock module worth using

I absolutely love Good Lock. It's basically one of the biggest reasons why I will stick with Samsung over other options.

Google Pixel has comparatively limited options unless you are willing to compromise with the Essentials app, which requires using Shizuku/ADB and granting the app system-level permissions to apply changes.

But I am pretty paranoid about doing that, so I would rather stick to the options I have available if I can help it.

Good Lock becomes your best friend whenever you want to customize gestures, your home screen, lock screen, and more.

And your One UI Quick Panel. You just have to make sure the module can be accessed — and sometimes that is a bit of a waiting game after a major update comes out (the modules need to be updated for compatibility).

After you've opened the Good Lock app, you can download a series of modules or plugins (as the app calls them).

Search for QuickStar in the list and then tap the Download button next to the icon. If you already have it, check that it doesn't need to be refreshed after an update (a Refresh button appears instead of the Download button).

When everything is prepared, tap the QuickStar plugin, and then tap the On toggle to ensure it is enabled.

From there, you can change the Panel theme (my personal favorite), Edit panel style to add images to your buttons, and then access Advanced settings for more resizing options to customize your landscape layout.

Just note that if you use it to change your theme, you'll need to download Theme Park. Tapping this will redirect you to the Galaxy Store to acquire it.

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And if you are into theming, you'll want to use it, since it lets you change your keyboard colors and backgrounds, icon styles, and even dress up your volume panel.

Adding colors to your Quick Panel is pretty easy. You open the Theme Park app, scroll to Quick panel at the bottom of the hotbar, then tap Create new.

From there, you can change how your Quick Panel and notifications look by selecting the circular sections that have color options, usually your icons, sliders, and background.

You can also adjust the blur and transparency levels to make the colors pop or blend more smoothly.

After you have made your selection, you can enter a name and tap Ok to save.

Selecting the new theme will give you the option to apply it. But if you change your mind, you can tap it again and select Edit or Unapply.

If you prefer something more quirky, instead of regular coloring, you can edit the button images using the Edit panel style. You will need to grant camera access permissions to upload images.

Finally, the Advanced settings option includes various toggles. If you want a separate panel layout in landscape, visit this section and toggle it on.

Go crazy with Samsung's Good Lock

Customization doesn't have to end there. As a Samsung user, you will have plenty of Good Lock options to go through.

I have owned Galaxy phones for over a decade, and I feel like I have barely scratched the surface of what Good Lock can do.